palped
Felt with hands
Palped is the past tense of palp, meaning to touch or examine by touch, especially in a medical context.
Doctors palp the abdomen to check for tenderness or masses.
The word is a back-formation from palpate, which carries the same meaning and is more common in clinical settings: The physician palped the lymph nodes for swelling.
Affected emotionally or physically
- feltCompressed fiber textile
- examinedLooked at closely
- probedInvestigated in depth
- palpatedExamined by touch
fingered · pressed · stroked · handled · manipulated · explored · sensed · detected
Sensory appendages on insects
- mouthpartsOral feeding structures
- maxillaryOf the upper jaw
- labialRelating to lips
- appendageProjecting body part
segmented · arthropod · insect · arachnid · crustacean · feeler · chemoreceptor · tactile
touched
Affected emotionally or physically
palpated · fingered · pressed · stroked · handled · manipulated · explored · sensed · detected · assessed
antennae
Sensory appendages on insects
- mouthpartsOral feeding structures
- maxillaryOf the upper jaw
- labialRelating to lips
appendage · segmented · arthropod · insect · arachnid · crustacean · feeler · chemoreceptor · tactile · proboscis
examined
Looked at closely
checked · inspected · evaluated · detected · located · identified · screening · clinical · abdominal · lymph